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MaSA "Ais Kacang" Fundraiser '14

Our first fundraising for the 14-15 academic year is, none
other than the famous Ais Kacang dessert! We had a fundraising booth on the
Quad near the south entrance of the Illini Union from Tuesday September 23rd to
Wednesday September 24th. We had volunteers sign up with us to help prepare and
man the booth and even shout out “Malaysian Shaved Ice for a dollar!” as people
pass by.

Malaysian Student Association proudly began their first
fundraising event in the month of September 2013 in spirit of promoting
Malaysian culture to the U of I campus. Last year we managed to have three
successful fundraising events and now that we are in the new academic year, we
are stoked to bring more!

Our first fundraising for the 14-15 academic year is, none
other than the famous Ais Kacang dessert! We had a fundraising booth on the
Quad near the south entrance of the Illini Union from Tuesday September 23rd to
Wednesday September 24th. We had volunteers sign up with us to help prepare and
man the booth and even shout out “Malaysian Shaved Ice for a dollar!” as people
pass by.

Ais Kacang is a famous dessert sold in Malaysia, mostly at
stalls and in restaurants. It is basically shaved ice topped with a great
variety of ingredients! For our very own ais kacang, we made do with whatever
ingredients we have available to us within the Champaign Urbana county. Our ais
kacang had sweet corn, grass jelly and red beans condiments and topped with
homemade sirap, caramel brown sugar and evaporated milk!

The weather on the two sale days was remarkably sunny and
perfect for a cup of cold shaved ice! With a dollar in one’s pocket, they could
get a chance to experience this surprise in a cup as they soak in the sun. Many
of our members came to support us, even hung out behind the booth on the green
grass.

But the best part is having the non-Malaysians approach our
booth, some due to familiarity from having been to Malaysia before and some who
are just simply curious and have their interest tickled! Many who were
skeptical of the taste were surprised by the sweetness and deliciousness of the
Ais Kacang. Some even came back for more! What a great range of customers we
had that day and were happy to serve.